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Appreciation Societies

Annual Appreciation Societies

Recognizing support over a single year

Donors are welcomed into Appreciation Societies based on their total annual gifts received during the fiscal year (beginning May 1, ending April 30)

Grant Hall Society

Recognizes supporters whose gifts during a single fiscal year total $1,000 or more. A first time contribution at each level is recognized with a distinctive Society pin.

  • Limestone Level - recognizes donors whose gifts during a single fiscal year total between $1,000 and $4,999
  • Sapphire Level - recognizes donors whose gifts during a single fiscal year total between $5,000 and $9,999
  • Diamond Level - recognizes donors whose gifts during a single fiscal year total $10,000 or more.

Grant Hall Society Events: Celebrating your generosity
Grant Hall Society members, along with those belonging to the Lifetime Circles of Distinction and the Royal Legacy Society, are invited back to campus annually for a black tie dinner with fellow donors and the Principal. Regional donor events are also held in some areas.

The 2013 Grant Hall Society dinner will be held in Kingston on Saturday, October 5.

All Grant Hall Society members are also invited to our regional events:
Toronto: Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Calgary: Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Summerhill Society

Recognizes donors whose gifts during a single fiscal year total between $500 and $999.

Royal Charter Society

Recognizes donors whose gifts during a single fiscal year total between $250 and $499.

Cha Gheill Society

Recognizes current students and graduates whose first Queen's degree was earned within the past five years, and whose gifts during a single fiscal year total between $100 and $249.

Questions? Contact Lisa Menard
Development Officer, Stewardship, Annual Giving
1-800-267-7837 or
613-533-6000 ext. 75864

Lifetime Circles of Distinction

The Circles of Distinction of Queen's University were created in May 2002 to acknowledge supporters with lifetime cumulative gifts totalling $10,000 or more. Each year, eligible contributors are welcomed into the Circles of Distinction based on the total of their lifetime contributions.

  • Principal's Circle: $10,000 to $49,999
  • Chancellor's Circle: $50,000 to $99,999
  • Gaels Lifetime Circle: $100,000 to $499,999
  • 1841 Circle: $500,000 to $999,999
  • Tricolour Circle: $1 million to $4,999,999
  • Kingston Circle: $5 million to 9,999,999
  • Ceilidh Circle: $10 million to $19,999,999
  • Founders Circle: $20 million or more

Supporters belonging to the six highest levels of distinction are eligible to have their names permanently inscribed on Queen's Benefactors Wall.

Learn more about the Benefactors Wall

 

Questions? Please contact a Stewardship Officer